The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for NASH, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected disabilities and medications he took.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner acknowledged that the Veteran's various medications related to service-connected disabilities were a possible cause of NASH, in agreement with Dr. Y.'s opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- NASH, fatty liver, liver failure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2012
- Citation
- 1209541
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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